Protecting the Food Supply

The dry May makes the levels in German rivers sink further. In some places, inland navigation is already restricted.

After weeks of drought, some rain is finally coming. Farmers and water boards in the province of Utrecht are happy, but the showers will not solve the current precipitation deficit.

Protecting the food supply

The drought monitor report as of Tuesday, May 20th shows a little progress with severe drought at less than 2% and we are up to 19% totally out of dry conditions (mostly Southeast Kansas into the Northeast). Our entire area is still in moderate drought. This doesn’t include any precipitation after Monday. The six-to ten-day outlook (May 27 to 31) indicates a 40 to 60% chance of below normal temperatures and near normal for precipitation. The eig…

Welcome rains fell in parts of the Plains

This past week, widespread precipitation impacted much of the United States, with heavier amounts (exceeding 1 inch) observed from the northern Rockies eastward to the East Coast. Specifically, much of the High Plains reported 2 to 10 inches of rain, while similar totals (2 to 8 inches) were seen across parts of the South and Midwest. This above-normal precipitation supported drought improvements across large portions of the High Plains, parts o…

After weeks of high temperatures and little to no precipitation, some showers and lower temperatures are expected for the coming days. That is good news for nature, but the real drought will not end immediately. "Although the grass will become a little greener", thinks weatherman Johnny Willemsen of Weerplaza. Anyone walking down the street on Thursday morning will feel some raindrops coming down for the first time in weeks. "Especially in the w…

Particularly in the south of the country, some precipitation will fall on Thursday, but that does not mean the drought is solved. According to Weeronline, "we are still on course for the driest record year ever".